Colour

#2B4CD2

#2B4CD2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#2B4CD2 is a blue with RGB values 43, 76, 210 and HSL 228°, 66%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2B4CD2

RGBrgb(43, 76, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.298, 0.8235

RGB percentages16.9%, 29.8%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(228.1, 66%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228.1, 79.5%, 82.4%)

CMYK79.5%, 63.8%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,837,714

CSS custom property--colour: #2B4CD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.85:1

Contrast with white6.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#D4B32D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0063D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0053CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Tritanopia#007088no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 15.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.8 Slate blue · ΔE 15.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.2 Medium purple · ΔE 27.5 Dark blue · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 15.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D2B12B

Analogous#2BA0D2, #5D2BD2

Triadic#D22B4C, #4CD22B

Split complementary#D25D2B, #A0D22B

Tetradic#D22BA0, #D2B12B, #2BD25D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D3DAF6

Lighter +30%#A9B6ED

Lighter +20%#7E93E5

Lighter +10%#546FDC

Darker −10%#223DA8

Darker −20%#1A2D7D

Darker −30%#111E53

Darker −40%#080F29

More saturated +25%#0B39F2

Less saturated −25%#4B5FB2

Channel breakdown

R43

G76

B210

Red43 (16.9%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue228.14°

Saturation (HSL)66.01%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 4C · B D2

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